Table 4.
Larvae and adult Anopheles mosquitoes collected from various breeding sites in Misrak-Meskan and Mirab-Meskan localities in Butajira highland fringe area from October to December, 2006 and from April to May, 2007
| Larvae collection | Study locality | Average | An. gambiae s.l | An. christyi | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altitude (a.s.l) | Oct-Dec | Apr-May | Oct-Dec | Apr-May | ||||
|
Excavations Ditches |
Misrak-Meskan | 2100 m | 23(18.2) | 21 (16.7) | 44(34.9) | 38(30.2) | 126 (20.9) | |
| Mirab-Meskan | 2280 m | 5 (16.7) | 4 (13.3) | 14 (46.7) | 7(23.3) | 30 (5.0) | ||
| Breeding site | Rain pools | Misrak-Meskan | 2100 m | 0 | 35(53.8) | 0 | 30(46.2) | 65 (10.8) |
| Mirab-Meskan | 2280 m | 0 | 28 (62.2) | 0 | 17 (37.8) | 45 (7.5) | ||
| Stream margins | Misrak-Meskan | 2100 m | 0 | 0 | 17 (100.00) | 0 | 17 (2.8) | |
| Mirab-Mskan | 2280 m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Swamps | Mirab-Meskan | 2100 m | 0 | 0 | 143 (74.2) | 55 (27.8) | 198 (32.9) | |
| Mirab-Meskan | 2280 m | 0 | 0 | 55 (45.5) | 66 (54.5) | 121(20.1) | ||
| Total | 28 (4.7) | 88(14.6) | 273 (45.3) | 213 (35.4) | 602(100.0) | |||
| Adult collection | Anopheles | |||||||
| Misrak-Meskan | Indoors | 2100 m | 6(28.6) | 8(34.8) | 3(25.0) | 3(12.5) | 20 (25.0) | |
| Outdoors | 2100 m | 8(38.1) | 6(26.1) | 2 (16.7) | 7(29.2) | 23(28.8) | ||
| Mirab-Meskan | Indoors | 2280 m | 4(19.0) | 3(13.0) | 2(16.7) | 5 (20.8) | 14(17.5) | |
| Outdoors | 2280 m | 3(14.3.0) | 6 (26.1) | 5(41.7) | 9 (37.5) | 23(28.8) | ||
| Total | 21(26.3) | 23(28.8) | 12(15.0) | 24 (30.0) | 80 (100.0) | |||